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Boston Dynamics is a revolutionary leader in robotics, specializing in advanced mobile robots.I am a Senior developer on the Warehouse robotics interfaces team for the Boston Dynamics Stretch robot, responsible for:- Developed and had ownership over the Stretch robot’s web interface with React and TypeScript- Am the feature owner for user analytics of warehouse robots and autonomous systems using Snowflake and visualized in Looker- Designed and implemented UI and UX features for robot functionality- Improved the Stretch robot handheld controller using C++ and UDP- Programmed the Stretch robot Android application in Kotlin- Engineered backend Node.js REST and Python/C++/Go gRPC APIs to support users and technicians with operating the robot- Created a suite of diagnostics tools for factory acceptance testing with features such as network speed testing, CPU and GPU stress testing, PCIE and USB device validation, and more through the convenient web interface- Collaborated with a team of UI designers, product managers, application engineers, and sales representatives to delight a growing customer base including companies such as DHL, Maersk, Gap, and more

- Developed scalable microservice applications with NGINX and Node.js REST APIs using Docker.- Lead workshops and advised teams on topics including containerization and cloud technologies such as Amazon Web Services.- Decreased package processing time by over 50% by optimizing archive compression and file-system I/O for C++ multi-threaded applications on Linux.

- Developed reliable distributed real-time control systems in C++ and Lua processing 100,000's of packages daily for logistics automation.- Created RESTful APIs to manage shipping manifests for customers with Java and Spring, servicing 1000's of requests daily.- Lead and designed projects throughout the software development life cycle, following ISO compliance standards and best practices.

- Drafted and compiled notes for disabled students enrolled in the systems programming at the University of Tennessee.- Reviewed student materials and provided guidance for struggling students.- Developed system level tools such as shells and containers in C++ and used these materials for tutoring.